-AstroPrint Team

We are back!

Over two years ago, you trusted us with our first Kickstarter (which was funded in just one day and was delivered on time!) -- so, first and foremost, THANK YOU for your support.

This time, we have been working on something even cooler.

Introducing The AstroBox Touch (+Bonuses)...

The AstroBox Touch is a simple, intuitive, cloud connected touchscreen for your 3D Printer. Yes, you can even extend its capabilities by installing 3D Printing related apps on it, just like your smartphone!

Now, we are back to deliver a simple, intuitive Touch Screen for your 3D Printer.

It’s called the AstroBox Touch.

It's no ordinary Touchscreen though.

Think of it as a tiny portal that visually (and wirelessly) connects your 3D Printer to the most powerful, well engineered cloud in the 3D Printing industry.

It's an adorable (Plug & Play) touchscreen that's built with simplicity in mind.

It doesn’t require ANY assembly or tinkering.

This means, that it literally works right out of the box.

SERIOUSLY.

No need to be a geek.

With that said...

Our prototype is working great, and we need YOUR HELP to take it into production.

The AstroBox Touch at a glance:

Beautiful 3.5" touchscreen (480 x 320 pixels)

Runs AstroBox Touch Software. Easy and intuitive to use – Just plug it into your printer and it's ready to go!

In other words, The AstroBox Touch connects your 3D Printer to a mobile app, desktop app, developer API’s and the AstroPrint Cloud.

All of which will work in TANDEM to give you the best 3D Printing experience possible.

Since the AstroBox Touch has been built with developers in mind - You will be able to install 3D Printing related apps from 3rd parties on your Touch just as easily as you install apps on your smartphone.

For example, you could have a Thingiverse app, a Design Repair app and an app that will send you text notifcations when a print has finished.

Here's a short list.

Optimized slicer settings (which are set by the printer manufacturers on our platform) that get smarter over time

Rotate, scale, position, multiply, and manipulate designs

Slice with Cura Engine (more slicer options coming later)

Print Wirelessly via your AstroBox OR Print via USB

Much like everything else, we will be improving the desktop software based on your direct feedback in the future.

What has changed since the last Kickstarter?

A LOT.

As you know, the original AstroBox (now called the AstroBox Gateway) was simply an (evolutionary) catalyst for connecting your 3D Printer to a 3D Printing Cloud platform.

When the original AstroBox was released, the AstroPrint Cloud was in it’s infancy..

It was able to do some amazing things (like remote monitoring), but it has evolved incredibly fast since then.

We’ve spent the last 3+ years building what we believe to be the absolute best cloud platform for Desktop 3D Printing...

....and it was all built based on YOUR direct feedback.

Since AstroPrint is the fastest growing cloud platform for Desktop 3D Printing (with over 500,000+ hours of printing) -- our users are certainly in agreement.

AstroPrint statistics at a glance (as of June 2017)

Also..

Our Chief Technology Officer Daniel opened a new R&D office in Malaga, Spain, then quickly brought on 4 amazing engineers and 2 designers to serve you better.

The AstroPrint Team in Malaga, Spain

We've also had some major changes.

For example:

Who is the AstroPrint Platform (and the AstroBox Touch) designed for?

Glad you asked!

There are 3 main categories of folks who will benefit from the AstroPrint Cloud Platform and the AstroBox Touch: 3D Printer Owners, Developers, and 3D Printer Manufacturers.

Let’s walk through some of the benefits.

Are you a 3D Printer Owner?

Then the Touch is for you.

Here's why.

Some of the key benefits of AstroPrint

If you are a 3D printer owner looking for a simple, intuitive, and plug & play way to print stuff, The AstroBox Touch is for you.

AstroPrint frees you from the hassle of wires, SD cards, and complicated engineering grade software - so you can just focus on 3D Printing.

AstroPrint is also perfect for families and children as it requires no technical know-how to get things going.

AstroPrint (and the AstroBox Touch) is compatible with any printer running standard Marlin, Repetier, or Sailfish firmware - so, as long as your printer fits that criteria, things should work out of the box. A more comprehensive list of compatible printers can be found here.

Other than the obvious simplicity of AstroPrint, you’ll be connecting your printer to one of the most powerful platforms dedicated to 3D Printing.

Which means, you’ll be able to:

Automatic security & slicer updates on the cloud, so you have no software (or maintenance) to deal with

An app store that can extend the capabilities of your 3D Printer (much like the apps on your smartphone)

Access your print history and trends (i.e: analytics)

No need for a laptop/computer to be connected to your printer

Responsive, mobile friendly and works on any web enabled device

Simple, clean, intuitive interface

Intelligent slicing that learns your printing habits and improves your prints over time

Not to mention, you’ll have IMMEDIATE access to all of the 3D Printing apps on our app marketplace.

This lets you tap into the creativity of developers who have developed 3D Printing apps just for you.

You'll be able to extend the capabilities of your 3D Printer by installing apps on your Touch as easily as you install apps on your smartphone.

Which means, the capabilities of the Touch are infinitely extendable.

Let's get to how the AstroBox Touch benefits Developers.

Are you a developer?

If so, you’ll get first dibs into our API when it is released with the AstroBox Touch.

Just like the early days of Google Play and the Apple App Store - early developers on those platforms got a massive, DISPROPORTIONATE advantage as they were able to capitalize on the inevitable growth and network effects.

We are confident that a similar story will transpire with consumer 3D Printing.

Since AstroPrint is the fastest growing cloud platform for consumer 3D Printing, it is certainly the best place to develop your 3D Printing apps and reach 3D Printer owners.

The AstroBox Touch software is brand new, built on an open source framework (called Ionic) and runs on the Raspberry Pi as a native app.

Since we will be using this open source framework for the AstroBox Touch -- it is very developer friendly.

Here’s why that’s important:You will be able to make 3D Printing related apps using just Javascript, CSS, HTML, and deploy it on our platform.

You'll literally be able to make your app available to ALL of our users who own 3D Printers.

That's power.

Your app will be IMMEDIATELY accessible on every AstroBox Touch.

Also, if you develop an app for the AstroPrint.com web portal, it will get in front of our 23K+ 3D Printer owners that use this portal for managing their printers.

If you release your app on our platform, it will be available to all of our users across all devices (Desktop & Mobile).

The AstroPrint API has limitless potential as our platform is the fastest growing cloud platform for consumer 3D Printing.

We believe our platform is much like the early days of Google Play or the Apple App Store. (Request API Access)

Are you a 3D Printer Manufacturer?

If you are a 3D Printer Manufacturer, let us focus on the software (after all, that’s OUR expertise).

We can make your 3D Printer cloud connected and wireless and save you a lot of hassle and money.

By integrating AstroPrint with your printer(s) - both YOU and YOUR customers will benefit massively.

For example, with AstroPrint:

There’s no need for your customers to deal with pesky cables or SD cards

There’s no need to develop and maintain a complex cloud infrastructure (we already built it!)

Customers will be able to wirelessly manage their printer from anywhere with any device

Your customers will be connected to one of the most powerful cloud platforms for 3D Printing which includes a suite of mobile apps, desktop apps and an ever expanding library of 3D Printing apps developed via our public API.

In short, you focus on what you are best at (hardware) and let us worry about what we are best at (software) -- and together, we can partner up and make 3D Printing even simpler for the end user.

We also have the capability to build you a custom, fully branded (with your company name and logo) build of the AstroBox Touch software. You can get a special introductory rate during this Kickstarter (via the associated Reward Tier), or contact us to get more information.

What’s so great about the AstroPrint Platform?

We believe that your 3D printer should be super simple to use.

We are not quite at that point yet, but we are getting closer everyday.

AstroPrint is a suite of software products all designed to make 3D printing incredibly simple.

It is our mission to standardize the software for the 3D printing industry in the same way that Android standardized the software for much of the smartphone industry.

This allows more people to adopt and take advantage of 3D printing technologies by bringing their creativity to life.

Automatic slicer updates in the cloud, so you do not have to deal with software (or maintenance) upgrades

No need for a laptop/computer to be connected to your printer

Responsive, mobile friendly, and works on any web enabled device

Simple, clean, intuitive interface

Intelligent slicing that learns your printing habits and improves your prints over time

Real time video remote monitoring of your prints from any device (you'll need a compatible camera - which is not included with this Kickstarter)

Those are the main benefits…

There's a few more "not so obvious" features:

Custom Manufacturer Presets: The AstroPrint slicer routes slicing jobs through the best slicing engine and settings for your specific 3D Printer. This is PRE-PROGRAMMED into the system directly by your printer manufacturer. (Of course, you still have the option to tinker and tweak with advanced settings.)

Plug & Play Slicing Engines: The slicing engine is modular. This means with a click of a button you can use Cura, Slic3r, or a proprietary slicing engine (if applicable). As new slicing engines become available, they can be added easily like lego blocks.

The app store: Using our API, anyone can submit apps to the AstroPrint app store. The app store is accessible by any user who is on the platform. Several apps have already been submitted (like Leopoly, 3D Slash, Materialise etc.) and more are in development by third parties.

The Team

Meet the team!

We're 10 strong and are on a mission to make 3D printing simple and accessible to EVERYONE.

Seriously, when we aren't eating tapas or paella - our entire life is dedicated to making 3D Printing simple.

AstroPrint developers (in Malaga, Spain) working hard to help you 3D Print stuff with more ease

Support

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Pledge $1 or more
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All backers (for all tiers) will get beta access to the AstroPrint Mobile Apps and Desktop Software. In addition, you'll get ongoing updates about this campaign and, more importantly, bragging rights for helping make 3D printing simple for everyone!

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $150 or more
About $150

AstroBox Touch (Last Batch)

Basic Package: Third Shipping
This is your last chance to get an AstroBox Touch at this KICKSTARTER ONLY price. After Kickstarter, we expect MSRP to be $199, and Touches will not come with pro plans for life!

So, right now is the time to get one! :-)

To show our appreciation for your support, you will also receive an AstroPrint Cloud PRO plan for life!

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $5,000 or more
About $5,000

Meet the Team!

You Must Be Really Fun Package:
OPTION #1 - The Cortés:
Come hang out with the entire R&D team in Malaga, Spain and enjoy incredible weather, tapas, spanish cuisine, and chit chat with the team!

OPTION #2 - The Banana Suit:
Have the CEO, CTO, or CDO of AstroPrint hand deliver your AstroBox Touches to you ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD in a Banana Suit made bespoke just for the occasion. Optionally, you are welcome to have a gluttonous meal with the banana delivery guy along with geeky discussions about 3D Printing.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $10,000
About $10,000

OEM Software with YOUR branding

OEM Package:
*This is for 3D Printer Manufacturers

Branded version of the AstroBox Touch software with a license to put it on up-to 1000 commercial units (3D Printers) over 12 months from delivery.

This packages includes ONLY SOFTWARE. This is for OEMs that want to source hardware themselves, install it in their printer(s), then run a branded version of AstroBox Touch Software to power the touchscreen, interface, and cloud connectivity.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $10,000
About $10,000

Your App in the Touch Dashboard!

Content Provider Package:
We will put your app in the AstroBox Touch dashboard (FOR ALL USERS). Your company will be on the touchscreen of LOTS of 3D printers...
Includes up to $5K worth of development.
Some examples include:
- Model Repositories
- Model Repair
- Filament Sales